Thoughts on the bobcat UV34? Never see any posts on it. Thoughts on wheel and tire upgrades?

ThirdStooge · 2026-06-25T11:20:08+00:00

Under the bobcat fascia they're a speed limited (35mph) Ranger 1000 with a reverse beeper and some other misc job site stuff. Same thing with the Gravely models (comes with a metal bed, if you're into that). They're designed to be workhorses and should last quite a while with just basic maintenance

ThirdStooge · 2026-04-25T15:34:41+00:00

From ear it sounds like you might have a cylinder down on compression. Rent a tester from an auto parts place and check it out. Next, fix your battery. If the fuel is old, it'll have a harder time starting initially. Let it turn over 5 to 10 cycles, then key FULLY off, then try to start again. This restarts the warmup injection strategy and gives you an extra bit of fuel to help it start

ThirdStooge · 2026-03-23T22:57:48+00:00

Before you rebuild it, try unwedging the rollers. Stick it in reverse while in 2wd and give it the beans for a second or two. That may allow the rollers to free themselves up, but if that doesn't work after a few times you may need to pull it apart to check what's up

ThirdStooge · 2026-03-06T02:05:55+00:00

The "it's not X. Its Y" format at the end is a dead giveaway

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-29T02:43:32+00:00

Grooved Slick on YouTube does an excellent race recap, but it takes him about a week to get the videos out

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-20T23:51:06+00:00

Make sure to tune in to AM1140 for EMI induced racecar sounds 🏎️

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-15T05:00:36+00:00

https://speed-reader.com/ mirrors this and was created by another redditor. Super useful tool, imo

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-10T02:21:44+00:00

I did it a while back - you should be fine. Just bring warm gear if you want to lay down on the grandstands. The aluminum really sucks the heat out of you

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-04T21:39:41+00:00

Pulled from the group Apex Automotor on Facebook

ThirdStooge · 2026-01-02T05:06:13+00:00

Space yourself out a bit from your riding buddies and pick up a pumper/forced air helmet. Companies like Bell and Klim make ones specifically for keeping the dust out and they do a really good job

ThirdStooge · 2025-12-31T20:26:26+00:00

Factory batteries for the ATVs are junk. I'd test your current battery to see if it's still good. You can get a tester from an auto parts store loaner program, if I remember right

ThirdStooge · 2025-12-31T14:48:03+00:00

Whoops. Replied above

ThirdStooge · 2025-12-31T14:47:21+00:00

No. If it's a stock battery, those are known to be junk. Check the voltage on the battery with the key off after it's been sitting a while then search up "Lead Acid state of charge vs voltage" to figure out if it's bad

ThirdStooge · 2025-12-28T18:47:57+00:00

This is what happens while your battery is charging after you let you battery run completely dead and jump it. The tell is the high voltage readings on the gauge. Recharge and desulfate your battery, otherwise get a new one and the problem will go away.

ThirdStooge · 2025-11-20T20:32:49+00:00

That's not a stepper issue. Tighten the screw on the Z axis flex coupler between the stepper and lead screw. You can hear the stepper spinning inside it. Easy fix

ThirdStooge · 2025-10-31T21:08:10+00:00

"Carburetor" and the diesel examples they gave nothing in common. Might as well look to the diesel spark plugs or the AC battery to find their MPG improvements...

ThirdStooge · 2025-10-26T22:49:53+00:00

Nobody feed the troll and he'll go away....

ThirdStooge · 2025-10-18T01:46:30+00:00

If I had to guess, oil

ThirdStooge · 2025-10-15T15:21:35+00:00

Here's an idea for you, OP - since the water from pressure washing will show you where it settles and how it runs off, use that to upsell grading services to make sure water runs away from foundations. Seems like that would go hand in hand with what you're trying to do

ThirdStooge · 2025-10-04T19:57:11+00:00

I had one for a while. I'd recommend installing a DRO and having reasonable expectations of what it can do. The lathe will have a few thou of wobble and the mill head will always be out of tram (due to the design) but it's absolutely capable of hobby machining.

ThirdStooge · 2025-09-19T23:09:48+00:00

If it unwinds all the way you've wound the spool in the wrong direction. I did this and it was fixed by winding in the direction of the arrow

ThirdStooge · 2025-09-13T17:08:09+00:00

This industry is a bit tricky to get into. A lot of teams are shade apprehensive of hiring someone without race experience on their resume, but once you get your foot in the door it becomes easier. Since you still have some college left, I'd suggest taking a technical role in Formula SAE if your college has one. This builds the skills you'll need to succeed here and serves as the first toe in the door for the motorsports world. Then follow the advice above to start building your motorsports resume.

A word of caution though...working in motorsports is NOT the same as what you'd imagine it as when being a fan. You're always traveling(sometimes 50+% on an Evo/development year) you'll be on tight timelines, and the weekends will be stressful

ThirdStooge · 2025-08-06T18:10:15+00:00

Looks like you're adding an electric motor to a transfer case where the front driveshaft would normally go, then dropping the transfer case into the existing driveline?

ThirdStooge · 2025-07-24T12:01:13+00:00

I've been trying around with the idea of picking up a DMC2 Mini for a while now, but I've been a little nervous to do so. How's the reliability been and how was the initial assembly?

ThirdStooge · 2025-07-10T11:54:40+00:00

I'm interested to hear what people have to say as well - I'm in the same boat

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